A plethora of handicraft items, showcasing the rich culture and the immense latent talent of tribals was on display here during a week-long Handicraft Fair organised by the Orissa Government this week.
The fair provided a good platform for the poor tribal artists coming form various parts of Orissa to showcase their artistic potential.
The fair was [...]

With most of the art world’s high rollers in London this week for predicted record sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, a small auction in New York is calling attention to a group of artists who, some argue, have been unfairly excluded from the market’s gains.
Tomorrow afternoon, Swann Auction Galleries is holding a sale of over [...]

Bayley Wharton has built a furniture business out of his reverence for thoroughness and clean lines, and his ability to leave natural beauty alone.
When he works with wood, he uses no artificial stains and sparingly uses hand-rubbed oil and lacquer.
“I have a motto: ‘Let the wood speak for itself,’
” said Wharton, a maker of fine [...]

Vietnamese made handicraft furniture exports to Russia are growing, as bamboo and rattan furniture become increasingly popular with Russian home decorators.
Vietnam’s furniture exports broke into the Russian market in the mid-1990s, when the bamboo and rattan style became a favourite among Russian artists and politicians. Vietnamese furniture has expanded its market share in the country [...]

Vietnamese-made handicraft furniture exports to Russia are growing, as bamboo and rattan furniture become increasingly popular among Russian home decorators.
Vietnam’s furniture exports broke into the Russian market in the mid-1990s, when the bamboo and rattan style became a favourite among Russian artists and politicians.
Vietnamese furniture has expanded its market share in Russia over the past [...]

Ongoing exhibition of Kashmiri traditional handicraft products showcasing exquisite handicraft specimen including carpets, shawls, garments and woodcarvings in New Delhi, will continue till February end.
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Gulam Nabi Azad who visited the exposition, reiterated his Government’s commitment to help artisans, to expand market for handicraft and handloom products.
The State’s 20 handloom [...]

Pakistani handicrafts are losing their foothold in international markets.
There was a 78 per cent decline in handicraft exports during the first six months of the current fiscal, Federal Bureau of Statistics reported.
Handicraft exports fell to Rs74 million a fall of Rs260 million compared to Rs334 million worth of handicrafts exported during July-December 2005-2006.
A zero figure [...]

Iran’s first Museum of Contemporary Handicrafts opened on Saturday at the Sa’dabad Palace in northern Tehran.
The deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicraft Organization (CHTHO) for traditional arts and handicraft also attended the opening ceremony.
Addressing the event, Mostafa Qassemi said that the museum should be a source of inspiration for artists [...]

Kashmir’s famed handicrafts were on display when envoys of several countries visited the Kashmir handicraft expo in the capital at the invitation of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Exquisite carpets, beautiful shawls and several other items are on display at the expo at Connaught Place here and the exhibition will be on till [...]

The Government will constitute an inter-ministerial committee to look into the problems of handicraft exporters, who are hoping to treble exports to nine billion dollars in the next five years.
“The Inter-Ministerial Committee, under Textile Secretary A K Singh would review once in two months the problems faced by handicraft exporters,” Textile Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said [...]